Portable Sanitation Market in
San Diego, CA
$28M TAM · Market Score 62/100 · Ranked #22 of 925 MSAs by TAM
Bottom-up market data for the San Diego, CA MSA. Sourced from PinpointIQ's MSA-level intelligence platform.
Market Score breakdown
How San Diego scored 62/100 for Portable Sanitation
PinpointIQ's Market Score is a percentile-weighted composite. The components + weights are set per vertical. San Diego ranks in the 68th percentile nationally for Portable Sanitation.
| Component | Weight | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Single-Family Permits (Annual) | 40% | 3,377 | 92 |
| Fragmentation Score | 35% | 0 | 0 |
| Total Population | 25% | 3,288,774 | 98 |
TAM by segment
$28M in San Diego broken down by segment
Demographic snapshot
Who lives and buys in San Diego
Frequently asked questions
Portable Sanitation market in San Diego: common questions
How big is the portable sanitation market in San Diego, CA?
The portable sanitation market in San Diego, CA has a total addressable market of $28M, calculated bottom-up from U.S. Census, BLS, and IRS County Business Patterns data at the census-tract level. This makes San Diego the #22 largest portable sanitation market of 921 U.S. MSAs.
How many portable sanitation companies are in San Diego?
PinpointIQ tracks 25 portable sanitation establishments in the San Diego MSA, employing approximately 506 people. Establishment counts are sourced from IRS County Business Patterns and refreshed monthly.
How does San Diego rank nationally for portable sanitation?
San Diego scores 62/100 on PinpointIQ's Portable Sanitation Market Score, ranking #298 of 921 U.S. metros — the 68th percentile nationally. The Market Score is a percentile-weighted composite of the vertical-specific drivers that make a metro attractive for portable sanitation operators and investors.
What drives portable sanitation demand in San Diego?
PinpointIQ scores San Diego's portable sanitation market on 3 components: New Single-Family Permits (Annual) (40% weight, 92th percentile); Fragmentation Score (35% weight, 0th percentile); Total Population (25% weight, 98th percentile). The weights are calibrated to the portable sanitation vertical and applied consistently across every U.S. MSA.
What are the biggest portable sanitation sub-segments in San Diego?
San Diego's $28M portable sanitation TAM breaks down into: Sanitation_porta Construction ($4M, 14% of TAM); Sanitation_porta Events ($13M, 47% of TAM); Sanitation_porta Commercial Longterm ($11M, 39% of TAM). Segment sizes reflect PinpointIQ's bottom-up model at the census-tract level.
Is San Diego growing? How does population affect the portable sanitation market?
San Diego has a population of 3,288,774 and has grown 0.2% over the last 5 years. Population change is one of the drivers of portable sanitation demand and factors into PinpointIQ's Market Score alongside vertical-specific attractiveness metrics.
TAM figures reflect PinpointIQ's bottom-up market size model built from U.S. Census, BLS, IRS County Business Patterns, and other public + commercial sources at the census-tract level. Market Score is PinpointIQ's percentile-weighted composite; the components and weights are set per vertical and shown above. Data refreshed monthly.
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